Y-Y ,~~rus~ TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1861. Ab 7. - `- • •• \ Forever float that standard sheet! Where breathes the fee bat falls before tit With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And Freedeal 2 s banner streaming •'er aft The FAectton To.pay in the Second Dletru t• We consider it to be the duty of every pa triotic citizen of the Second Congressional district, in the election to-day, to cast his vote for Mr. CiIARLIS O'NEILL. Our reasons for this are few and plain. We could have wished this canvass to have been free from the trammels of partisan con ventions. Wo do not believe that in the minds of a vast majority of .the people of the Second district there exists any active politl- Cal sentiment but that of devotion to the Union, and while there are many who think as Democrats on matters of political economy, and many who think as Republicans, there are few indeed who would not gladly have waived any of these convictions, and given their suf frages to a citizen of eminence told purity, without regard to his opinions on the tariff or his peculiar sentiments on the Territorial ques tion. An effort was made to place the Hon. WrLtran M. MEnEnrrn in the field, a citizen eminent over the nation for his profound at tainmente, his patriotism and purity of cha racter. Kr. MEs.EDITII, however, declined to accept the nomination tendered him, and the project was abandoned.; Having, therefore, failed to unite the people of this district, it is incumbent upon us- to choose between the candidates presented by their respective party organizations. The Republican Convention has presented Mr. Cua,arars o'.NerLL—the Democratic Conven tion Mr. CHARLES d. BLDDLZ. They are both very worthy men. Mr. O'NEILL is in the prime of life, and has served in the State Le-- gislature with great credit, and, as far as in tegrity, ability, and patriotism go, is in every way worthy of the confidence of the people. 7dr. Bronx,* is a soldier, and is now Colonel of Pennsylvania regiment doing duty in the present conflict. He is an accomplished gen tleman, and is deservedly popular. Re served his country efficiently in Mexico, and is doing good service at the head of his regiment. His military talents are of a high order, and he has patriotically placed them at the disposal of his country. Were this a mere question of men, we should hesitate before passing upon the claims of Mr. limpLE and Mr. O'NEILL. But we see a great question of principle involved ) , and in this election today Philadelphia will be called upon to say whether she is for the Adminis . tration in its efforts to restore the Union, or whether she is willing to accept a dishonora ble compromise and a humiliating peace. Some dayeesince we placed our views upon this subject before the people at length. -We showed how there was brewing, in certain disaffected parts of the North, a great conspi racy against the integrity of the Republic; how the minions of the past Administratien were busily engaged in endeavoring to thwart the efforts of the present Administration, and how the leaders of the demoralized Democratic party of the past year were insidiously labor ing to commit the masses of that once mighty organization to a policy of perfidy. The events of every hourantove that the lukewarm friends of the Union are rapidly becoming warm enemies of the country, and in this task they are assuming the name of the Democratic nut*, re New York city., in the latter part of last week, a convention of " Democratic news paper editors" met for the purpose of express lug their opinions on this war, and things they resolved "that the present alarm lug and deplorable condition of our country has arisen mainly from the exercise of wrwonstitu tional powers by the peesent Chief Magistrate, who has not hesitated - fa inaugurate a war—to enlist a large standing army—to increase the neyx—to seize private papers—to deny citi zens the right to bear arms, and to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, all of which acts are in direct violation of the Constitution." This resolution expresses concisely what we con ceive to be the basis of the present Northern conspiracy. It is advocated in New York, and it has its advocates here in Philadelphia among the men who ruined the Democratic party in 1858 and 2859, and among the leadert; of the Convention which placed Mr. BuniLE in nominalism The resolutions of that bjdy, *though worded with an adroitness wor'„,hy of Was. B. REED, himself, and not so plain as those passed by the New York Co.nvention, were certainly very far from exXressing the true sentiments of a great 'party. They breathed a spirit of cowardice 4 'and only repre sented the opinions of men Vito had no real sympathies for the Administratien in its peril ous poaition., . Let us look at this a moment. We are told the s t the present alarming and deplorable con. dition of our country is to be attributed to the unconstitutional acts of - Mr. larlcomf, cc who has not hesitated to inaugurate a war." In other wards, these Democratic editors of Neve, York, speaking for their sympathizers i n Ifennsylvania, on whom their journals dr pend for a portion of their, patronage, decis- re•that in this war for the w V atoration of ae Union the President is the , aggressor ; the pressing the North by unjust air., he is op tutconstitu- Vona acts; that under his rikle no right of person or properi7; is sail?'; and that his ne cessary and - oper acts, :v or the preservation of the capital were acts: offensive and un- ,Ardonable war, and thcat over three hundred thousand men are in: arms to-day the mere instruments of a fearful tyranny. This is but a negative argumewt in favor of the very theories on which 'Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS has based his rebellion, and in accepting them we would but strum the propositions of the Mont gomery traitors. .11.11 this censure of Mr. lascons—all these BpeCious pretexts for peace—these technical arguments, in favor of• treason—can have but one purpose aid but one point of culmination. Their purpose is to build a great Northeni Jefferson Davis party, and they must culminate in the Senate or House of Representatives, in the shape of a fierce attack upon the Adminis tration. There are men enough in Congress to inaugarato such an attack. Mr. Wean, of New York—whose great Southern lottery in terests will account for his treasonable sympa thies; Mr. VAuzarreioneat, of Ohio ; Mr. Vooauass, of Indianal and such Senators. as Barash, SAvientrev, BRIGUT, BREOKINALDOz, Powirtz, and Feta, will be anxious to assist in this task. Ali manner'of pretexts will be adduced, and where they do not exist, they can easily be invented. Attacks will be made upon the President for some technical irregalarity in calling the volnnteers—upon the War Depart merit for the most plausible reason that maybe Invented—upon every interest involved in this war, and upon every principle it represents. Mr. Carrreyeze's Compromise Measures will be eagerly seized upon, and the age, patri otism, and services of that venerable states man will be used to mask their Congressional batteries. • The Administration has a large majority of supporters in this coming Congress. But this war should not be legislated for by majorities, but by - unanimities. The time to discuss minor issues will be when the great issue is above discussion. When the Republic is saved, we may safely consider the details of its government. Until the Gauls have been driven from Rome, there should be a united, determined, and patriotic Senate. We have spoken of Mr. Bronze's record, and here we base our most serious objections to him as a candidate for Congfess. We have no guarantee of his unwillingness to join hands with the foes of the Administration and of a vigorous war policy. He was a sympathizer with Mr. BasOutaittOGE in the last canvass", and, although this does not "disqualify him, it' justifies ns In exercising a cautions vigilance. He Was among the early friends of DOUGLAS, but when the shadows fell across the path of that idistinguished statesman, he sought the temporary sunshine which "noiarished Tone C. Blateximpoe. He is the nominee of a con vention whose moixtbers were chosen, last autumn, by the remains of the custom-house clique which was imposed upon us for tour years by a dishonored Administration. lie was nominated by men whom wo distrust, and who have given us good reasons for distrusting them. The resolutions on which he will be expected to act, if elected, are not what the times demand; and on the platform they pre sent, an enemy of the Administration could act more efficiently than a friend. We have no direct avowal of his principles, and he will be more likely to represent the peace•at.any price sentiments of those who support him than the principles of those who are his oppo nents. While these doubts exist about Mr. BIDDLE, and the course he may pursue if elected, there is none at all about his opponent. We can trust CHARLES O'NEILL in Congress. We can trust him as an advocate for war, so long as a dollar is in the treasury, or a man re mains to shoulder a musket. He has taken high, patriotic ground.. Ho has declared him self to be for the Administration in its efforts to crush treason, etthough it should cost a mil lion of mu and a thousand million of dollars." He represents the sentiments which this news paper has earnestly contended for, and as their representative we recommend him as an eminently appropriate' successor of the Hon. EDWARD JOY NORRIS ; and we believe it to be the duty of every good citizen to support his election. The Action of the Breekinridge Men in the Luzerne District. The Douglas men, of Philadelphia, when ap pealed to to-day to vote for Col. CHARLES J. BIDDLE, the nominee of the friends of Bases- INRIDOE and Lens for Congress in the Second district, should remember the course pursued by the latter in the Luzern° district, at the recent special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Colonel SCRANTON . . All the friends of the Union in that districtein compliance with the recommendation of the Democratic and Republican Committees, united in support of Hon. Hammes B. WRIGHT; but because he was a friend ofJudge DOUGLAS In the late Presidential contest, and because he was known to be uncompromising ly devoted to the perpetuation of the Con tederacy, and to a vigorous war policy, the Breckinridge men in that treasonable, disor ganizing, and arrogant spirit which has (with a few individual exceptions) everywhere and at all times distinguished them, placed in the field as an opposition candidate, Mr. D. K. BARIUM. He was, Of course, overwhelming ly defeated, as the vote for Mr. Warour was almost unanimous; but he still received suffi cient support to show the bad faith, the bitter prejudices, and the unrelenting antagonisms of the Pennsylvania supporters of the Disunion Presidential ticket. In this city, if a sincere friend of Judge Dumas had been nominated, a similar course would probably have been pur sued and the same men who to-day will be found urging Douglas Democrats to vote for Col. BIDDLE, because he is the nominee of a defunct Convention, would have been among the first to repudiate, in toto, the action of that body, if it had nominated any candidate who did not sympathize with, and participate in, the disgraceful movement fa the chosen champions of the traitors, which was begun at Charleston, continued at Baltimore, persevered in throughout the whole of the last Presi dential 'contest, and which formed an import ant part of, the infamous scheme of the Seces sionists for the dissolution of the Confederacy. Tan coßaustoarion of our correspondent (( Amiens" is very pertinent. We do not un derstroad the precise regulations of the life insurance companies to which he alludes, but there is certainly a degree of hardship in the case he presents. At the same time, it is only just that these companies should protect them selves, and in so doing protect the interests of those who hold their stock and depend upon their assets and capital for the means of life to those who may come after them. The risks are apportioned among the subscribers,on the average rate of mortality in a time of peace, and the capital is , expected to meet all the molds which natural death will bring upon it. In times of war the risks of death are bacreased. "The average Of mortality, being dependent upon artificial causes, and therefore greater than at other times, it is a matter of natural prudence for life insurance corporations to provide against the dangers of a war. We cai see the propriety,therefore, ofvaising the premium of insurance in the case of those who enter the military profession, btft the case of our correspondent does not came :within the limits of this proviso. We do, - not see how a' membership in the Home Guiveds is apt to increase the rate of mortality among its members, especially as its batt(alions have no more sanguinary demonstrati:on in prospect than a parade on the Fourth (of July. Nor do we think that dei4th from any of the causes atiWosed by, our (=respondent would invali ,?Aate the claims of the deceased upon the re venues of the company. If the companies raise the rate per cent., it is proper that they should specify the particular cases in which it is intended to apply. Oar correspondent seems to have many doubts on his mind, which tb.o officers of the company only can remove, and it is very proper that they should do so. Wau.x we are not in posseasban of Meta to enable na to forma correct opiniort of the ex citing events taking place in Baltimore, our confidence PA General BANKS and the Admi nistration constrains us to applaud the arrest of the police commissioners. Great dan ger, exists in Baltimore, anti so long as ,''...eh persistent enemies of the TrlllOD. as Mar shal 11.euz and the Police Board controlled the large police force under their command the country was never secure from a repetition of the horrors of last April. The daily deve lopments of the Maryland sedition should ad monish the Administration to deal justice to the traitors of that State with a strong, hand. Maryland is really a Union State, and the peace of her people must not be disturbed by the machinations of the infamous cabal in her midst. WASHINGTON' CORRESPONDENCE. Letter from a Occasion:el.!' Correevondenee of The Preee3 WMm2saToit, July 1, 1861 It is gratifying to perceive that nearly all the Democratic members of the new Congress now In town voluntarily announce themselves on the side of the Administration without quedifioation. Some of them, it is true, put in a protest against Mr. Lincoln, but the majority are undoubtedly sin earely resolved to bolt through all the measures that may be asked for by himself and his cabinet ministers. Up to this writing none of the Repre sentatives of the Breckinridge party have indi elated their disposition to support any polio) , which looks to the embarrassment of the Administration. I have Conversed with several of the Democratic Representativea from the loyal States, and find them all resolved upon voting the largest soppliee, and upon sustaining every eat which the President, for the pnrpose of protecting his Government, has deemed it necessary to resort to. Whether a omens of the friends of the Government will be held is as yet undecided. In view of the earnest and sincere disposition of many Democrats in both branches of the National Legislature to sustain Mr. Lincoln in the expected requirements of his forth ooming message, would it not be well to ignore a canons, and. to let matters take their ceurse with out reviving old issues? The President will undoubtedly recommend 'a large Increase of the land forces, and a commas - mate. increase of our navy. As many as half a million men will be mustered into the Acid before the Ist of December, unless in the meanwhile the contest shall be decided in Maryland and Virginia. It is suggested that the Government should par ohne ail the whalers and heavy merchantmen, and put them Instantly into commission, so as to avoid. the delay in the construction of new vessels for the public service. This enormous fleet could not only be used for the purpose of protecting our mercan tile marine, but to oonvey large bodies of men to the Southern coast, so as to take possesaion of those localities now deserted by their defend ers in arms against the Government in the Stale of Virginia. No interest has suffered more SerlOusly in the present crisis than the shipping interest, and if thin idea could be carried out it would not only provide a permanent secu rity for the Government itself, but restore activity to a class of traders that has languished under the pressure of the times- It should also be :cool looted that every increase of our army and navy strengthens as in the Old World. If we can establish the fact that our resources , are inex haustible--physioal and finanoial—those who threaten us from abroad will -pause and ponder, and so, while we strike treason breathlees on our own shores, by the alaority and majesty of our prepa rationa, we shall admonish our enemies elsewhere that we are ready to meet a world in arms. OCOASIONAL. .Diumcrons Sets_- - xua isle tabruoralms 8 Birates auction store, No. 9140heitaut strset,, wit comprise Utmost every article ,of . household foie tura; also'piatto fortes, carpet's, mirrors, /sO., LATEST NEWS By Telegraph to The Press. FROM WARHUIGTON. Special Despatches to " The Press.," WASHINGTON, July 1,1861.51 Rebels Captured. Sunday morning, a scouting party from the Eighth New York (on Arlington Heights) captured two rebel privates near Fairfax Court House. They belonged to a Virginia company called the "Radford Rangers." There were four in the party, lying in ambush, when discovered. Two of them succeeded in making their escape. Those captured were brought into the city, and lodged in jail to await examination. Prom Fort Corcoran. The brigade comprising the Thirteenth, Twen ty-eighth, and Sixty-ninth, called the " Aqueduct Brigade," now and for some time past at Arling ton Heights and vicinity, were this morning in fine condition. The commander, Colonel Rultran, has been superseded, Colonel CRAB/KAN having been appointed. Colonel MINTER has been ap pointed to another department. At Fort Corcoran .they have a prisoner, eaptured a few days ago. He belonged to the " Richland Rides," of Co lumbia, S. 0. He is a native of Massaohusetts. The Attacks on the Potomac Batteries. A high military authority, long iu the regular United States service, has called my attention to what he gives as a fact, that the several attacks made by vessels of the navy upon the rebel batte ries, on the Potomac, at Sewell's Point, .to., have been without any definite result. To use his own words: "These batteries shoald never have bean at tacked without a determined purpose to carry. them. To assail them with a few shot, and then' fall back, is no way to carry on war The rebels' proclaim every such act as a victory on their pars; and the moral effect on the enemy is great. It hail never yet transpired by whose order these isolated and foolish attacks have been made. The public; shiould know who is responsible for them. A few more such will enlighten the world in our mode of warfare; and if the war is to consist of each acts on our part, it will be no wonder if England soon recognizes the Southern Confederacy." These remarks were made with evident feelings of mortifioation ; and I report them as they came from the lips of an officer of long and ,active expe rience, so that they may reach the eye of those more immediately concerned. Rebel Lilies closed. . General BEKOREGAILD has ordered, by an edict Issued at Manassas Junction, that on and after Btuaday, the nth instant, no person whatis• ever, with or without passports, (except from the War Departmento will be permitted to enter the lines oecupied by , the army of the Potomac, with the intention to peas thence, or thereafter into the United states or the lines of the enemy. The Affair fit Falls Church. Capt. STAVICPWWIIS in command . of the detach ment of the Third Conneetient Regiment, that captured two rebels and four horsee on Sunday from a superior force of cavalry near Falls thumb. He now wears one of thli splendid army revolvers taken from the enemy. But for the impatience of the Connecticut men and <their premature move ment, more success would have attended the expe dition. Theidisoharge of musketry into the flying rebels had the Effect of making at leastone of them reel from hie saddle. Front Alexandria. The folloiting intelligence was brought to.day, (Monday.) by your reporter's messenger, who was despatched to'Alexandria, yesterday : The Ellrworth 7Ya&Vtg on Sunday captured six men, onse a member of a Louisiana regiment, and the remainder Beesessionists living near Alexan dria, who were known to be furnishing aid and comfort to the rebels. Early Monday morning, at Cloud's Mill, a Fire Zonave was shot at by the enemy and wounded in the fleshy part of the thigh. He is not dangerous ly-hurt: About the same time, our pickets stationed at the Bunting-creek bridie Observed an object moving towards them. They challenged, received no answer, fired their guns, when the Ere was re turned by the rebels, who then retreated. No damage on our side—nothing known as to whether the " &Toys " did or did not, suffer by our ire. Passports. The following military regulations concerning passports have just been issued, dated 11.8illiQUARiBAS OF THE 'Alum, WAsralwroir, July 1, 1861. The General.in.chiisf, by permission of the Ex ecutive, announces to all concerned, that, here after, no passport, by whomsoever signed or corm:. tersigned, will entitle any person to pars the lines of the United States army, =leas the same be also countersigned by himself, or the commander of a military geographical departtuout. This re. gulation will continue in force until further me tier). WOLFIELD SCOTT. E. D. Tewrszwn, Attaistant Adjutant' General By commErrid DBPARTMIiNT OF aTATII, WAEIRTINGTOIC, Jody 1;'1861: The above order is ootinteraigned W. R. BRWARD. The statement that poses are granted indis criminately by General Me . ..msetztn, or hie atd, Captain Da RAY, or at hotels in blank, is untrue. Ten or fifteen passes par day atfarthest aro given; and never except on the stron i xest lettere of in troduotion. Government Anus. , It has been ascertained from rt effleial course that about 200,000 stand of arms ha vo already been issued. by the War Department, lea ving half that number, at least, still on hand, with. others being constantly manufactured. These atoms are addi tional to those furnished by the Stet, authorities. None have been ordered from abroad through the Ordnance Bureau; hence the recent ihttportations must be on State or private account. 'Dealers and inventors are daily offering to supply the Govern ment, which, however, prefers its own patterns of uniformity. There is no lack of faeifities, it will be seen, for arming all the troops , that .may be called into the field. There is au abundance of ordnance, ordnance stores, and other eughtery of warfare. The following offioial notice has just been pro mulgated " No questions of a diplomatic or consmlar ap pointment will be entertained until after the ad journment of Congress." PIRACY ON THE POTOMAC The Steamer St. Nicholas Carried Off by Secessionists. Capt. Hollins the Leader. Three Vessels Captured by the Pirates WASKINGTON, July I.—Thofollowing letter from Oharles Worthington, agent for the s teamer St. Nscholas, was addressed to.day to the Seoretary of the Navy The steamer St. Nickolas left Baltimore on Friday, at 4 o'olook P. N, laden with freight for the consumption of the citizens of St. Mary's and Charles counties, Maryland, and witleother cargo for Waehington, Alexandria, and Georgetown. She also had on board a number of passengers, who were to be landed at her regular landings on the Maryland shore of the Potomac river. It is reported by officers of , the Diamond State, which arrived here on Saturday, that they saw her, about one o'clock that morning, leaving Point Lookout, and heading, under great press of steam, for the Virginia shore, and it wee supposed tht4 she wan destined for Kinsale. There is no doubt but that she was taken foroible possession of by parties who came passengers in her from Balti more, aided by a force from Vriginia, though it is not known that she had on board any suspicious persons when she left Baltimore. Suoh, however, may have been the case, unknown to her officers. Nothing has been heard of her since. I will add that, after an interview with you and your chid clerk, a' week ago, I took passage on her, on Tuesday last, for Baltimore, for the par. pose of concerting with Captain Ward es - to the most efficient mode of preventing the landing on the Maryland shore articles intended for trans portation morose the river into . Virginia, and at the same time avoiding any unnecessary detention to her. The arrangement we made mutually Betio faotoryl and be promised to meet ber every. Satur day morning, at the month of the river, and give her a pan to pressed on her trip. But, alas; he id no more. Doubtless evil•diapoaed persons took advantage of the absence of a Otovermnent offioer, and made the seizure. As the lives and property of loyal citizens of Alexandria and the District of Columbia are hazarded by her detention, rosy I ask that mew. sures may at once be taken for her recapture? CHARLES WORTHINGTON The Navy Department was subsequently in formed from another source that the St. Nicholas had been taken by her , captors into the Rappa hannock river. Bevrtmons,ly 1 —The seizure of the steamer St. Nteholas, from this port, proves to have been a bold piratical expedition. When the steamer left here on Friday evening she had on board about fifty Seoeseion passengers, most of whom were disguised as mechanies, going to points on the Maryland shore of the Potomac. Among the number was Capt. Mornay, late of the 17. El ship . Susquehanna, who was disguised, some accounts say, as a woman, and that he retired to his berth Immediately after going on board the steamer. After the boat bad left Point Lookout, Capt. Hol lins threw off his disguise, and, with the aid of the passengers, seized the boat, which was hums& ately pit fterose to Cone river, on the Virginia gide. lere the rest or the passengers, not a pert); to the plot, were landed, inoluding titp oaptain of the boat, who 'ail piped, Wee a guard. The THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1861. steamer then went on a piratical cruise towards the Rappahannook river, oapturing three vessels on the way, laden with Me, 00Ai, and coffer, with all of whloh dept. Rollins made his way to Frede riokebtirg. The Secession papers here publish so ones of this affair this evening, calling it a bril liant exploit. The accounts say that some 200 rebel troops were placed on board at the Cone. FROM MISSOURI. ENCAMPMENT OF 10,000 REBELS. Federal Troops Twenty allies In the Rear Awaiting Reinforcements. iNDIPENDEPICZ, Mo., July 1.--A report reached here yesterday that the State troops, 10,000 strong, had crossed the Marais des tjygues,`a branch of the Osage river, 100 miles south of this plaoe, and had encamped, and intended to make a stand there. The United States troops were twenty miles in their rear, 2,000 to 3,000 in number. They bad also encamped, and, it was thought, were awaiting reinforcements. The State forces were increasing their number. This information is dorived from a gentleman just from the State camp, who also came through the Federal camp. SKIRMISH NEAR CHEAT RIVER °narrow, Va., Jane 30 —A skirmish took place at Bowman's, twelve miles from the Cheat river bridge, yesterday, between portions of the Fit• teenth and Sixteenth Ohio and the First Virginia Regiments, and a oompany of rebel cavalry. The former were sent to protect the pollr, and the lat- ter mistaking their numbers attacked them, and were routed with a loss of several men, among them the lieutenant of the company, and several horses. The only loss on on . : side was N. o.llmitb, of the Fifteenth, who was buried to day. A Coup d'Etat in Baltimore. BaLTINOTta i July 1.--Since 2 o'elook, this morn• leg, startling proceedings have been going on here; detachments of infantry and artillery were sett to vatiOtte parts of the city ; and are now posted in Monument Square, Exchange Plaoe, the Eighth esaid, Broadway, and other points. Before dayDght, all the members of the Board of Pollee commassioners, except the Mayor, were arrested and seni*.to Fort Monoor3f. A multitude of !Limon are afloat as to tho oaaeo of this midden mayektient, but nothing definite is yet known. • It k Bald, that a plot bet been discovered of an ntended outbreak. • Proclamation of Gen. Danko. Bar.nuoitn, 'July I.—General Banka has jruit is sued the folloeOng proolamation : .BRADQUARTMRB, DEPARTMENT 011 ANNAPOLIS,I Foal' McHurray. July 1. "In purimance of orders leaned from the head quarters of the ,army, at Washington, for the pre servation of the public peace in this department, I have arrested, and do now detain in custody, the late members , of the Board .1 Police, Messrs. Charles Howeird, Wm. Gatetiell, Charles Rinks, and John W. Davis. The incidents of the: past week afford f nil justification for this order. The headquarters„ under the charge of the Board, when abandoned by the officers, resembled, in some respetStS, a Concealed arsenal, Atter their public reams dtion and the protest against the sus pension of th air functions, they continued their sea• dons daily upon a forced and unwarrantable con struotion of my proclamation of the 28th nit , and , they declared the police law suspended, and the police office; re and men put off their duty for the present, inte.taiing to leave the pity without any police protection whatever. They refased to re• cognise tho 'officers or men necessarily selected by the Provost Marshal for its protection, and 'held Suljeat to their orders, now and hereafter, the old police force, a large body of armed men, for some purpose not known to the Government, and Moon °latent with its peace and security. " To aritinipat,e any intentions or orders on their part, I have placed temporarily a portion of the force under my command within the city. "I disclaim, on the part of the Government I represent, all desire, intention, and purpose to in terfere with the ordinary munioipal affairs of the city of Baltimore. Whenever a loyal citizen can be named who will enteente its polio, laws with im partiality and good fedth to the United States, the military force will be' withdrawn from the central parts of the municiptiffity at once. No soldiers will be permitted in the city, except under regulations satisfactory to the marahal ;sand if any so admitted violate the municipal !law, they shall be punished according to the civil law by the civil tribunals. " NATHANIEL P. Balms, " Major General Commanding." The Latest from Baltimore. BALTIIitORN, July I:—The 'United States troops are sail on guard at Monument Square, Exchange Place, and other points. Cannon aro planted com manding the approaches. The ell:hers are quex tared in the mansion of Revardy Johnson, Monu ment Square, and the troops are quartered in va 'ions buildings adjacent, including the onatein house and the Rotondo of the Exchange. From Alexandria. TEE AFFAIR OF YESTERDAY ALUXASIDRIA, July I.—The bravery of our pick ets yesterday has had a good effeht. Not a single case of tampering with our line; was reported this morning. The aEair took piaci:at the - junction of the Richmond and Fairfax roads, about three.and a half miles out. The attacking force consisted of fourteen cavalry, who left their. horses some die. tonne off, and attacked the three sentinels-sta tioned at the orosa.roads. The latter were misted by two pickets on the Fairfax road. The_ rebels fired and retreated, leaving their dead comrade on the field, besides four carbines and three revolvers. Our men fired only four shots, but with what effect has already been stated. The body of the sergeant, belonging to theLetch er Guard, who was killed, has been brought to this city. It was at first supposed , that the attacking party were farmers, and the finding of a pistol with the supposed name of Johnson led to the ar rest of the latter with five of his neighbors ; but it was subsequently ascertained that the name was John Jones. Johnson and his friends were then released, on taking the oath of allegiance , . The bravery of Llewellyn Bunion, the wounded Pennsylvania soldier, deserves particular mention. Although his wounds are of a delicate and serious nature, he fought to the last, and now bears up under them with heroic firmness. The Philadelphia steamer Ice Boat is now an chored off Alexandria, and will take the place of the Poeu/sontac, which proceeds down the river. ALRIAItBRIA, July I —The rebel killed by the Pennsylvania Fourth pickets was Henry C. Hahn's, a well-known citizen of Richmond, and an orderly sergeant of the Letcher Guard. He was buried to. day by the citizens here, his body having been transferred to their charge at their request. The two other rebels, who were wounded, have since died. The steamer Pocahontas sailed this afternoon for Matthias Point, and it is understood that the Pawnee will follow her in the morning. The Union meeting at Lyceum Hall was very sparsely attended, probably owing to the rain. Speeches were made by Messrs. Underwood, Upton, Martin, and others. Many prominent Union men, inoluding - Messrs. Jamison, Lewis, McKenzie, and others were not present, and Mr. Martin, one of the delegates to the Wheeling Con vention, moved to postpone the election for a week. He was opposed to aiding the schemes of certain ambitions individuals who were endeavor ing to press themselves into office. It would do injury to the Union cause. The motion was rejected. There is but one ticket to be voted for, viz : James T. Close for State Senator, and Gilbert S. Minor for delegate. 1)r. Fleming, one of the prisoners arrested some time ago, a member of the Governor's Guard, was released to-day, having taken the oath of allegiance to the Federal Government. " Serenade to Col. Blair. WA81111107021, July I.—Colonel Blair, M. C., of Missouri, was serenaded te-night by Dodworth's - baud. It was an enthusiastic reception. He said, in a speech, while he did not know be was compe tent to pass on what had been done, and what ought to be done, be held himself entitled to his own opinion as to the justice of this war, and the propriety of prosecuting it with vigor. Living in one of the slave States, he knew the feeling of a large majority was against this rebellion ; yet, they were held in cheek by a tyrinnic minority, who bad stolen the arms of the Government, through the imbecility of a corrupt Administration, and were now using them to put down the loyal people of those States. Shall we, he asked, proseotite this war to deliver the South from her oppressors? Look at East Tennessee, in which a large majority has unmis takably declared for Union, and yet she -Is env!- coned by hostile forces, her enemies. Is ft not as proper for us to send immediately to their relief, and place arms in their hands with which to assert and maintain their rights, as it was to send aid to Forte Sumpter and Piekena ? Mr. Blair's next allusion was to Maryland, in whieb, two weeks ago, the people deolared, by an immense majority,' for the Union. Yet, In the midst of this old State a nest of copperheade, the legislature, are plotting and conspiring to 0100 that State in a hostile position to the General Go vernment. He spoke in eareastie terms of the boasted chi valry of the South, that maillfostod itself in the assareination of our pickets. But he said that there was a genuine chivalry there, whioh.would put down - the rebels, If aided by the. Federal authorities. Nine out of ten per sons in Missouri are for Union ;.yet her Legislature had been six mon th s plotting to carry that State oat of the Dnion. The loyal men of that State wore not even permitted to defend the arms of the Government in the arsenals, owing to the oriminal miroonduot of the late Administration. When, however, the , present one came into power, arms were placed in the hands of her loyal eitthena, of which they have eiready, and would continue to give a good account. So would it be in evilly Southern State, were all loyal citizens this as sisted. Mr. Blair declared that he was for the war till not one enemy is left in hostility to the Govern ment. He wee now, as heretofore, against any compromise; for any compromise, in his opinion, breeds ten worse wars. We could have no lasting peace until the foes of the country were rendered Incapable of further resistance. fl'A dragoon passed by at this moment, repeating compromise!" That voice, said Mr. Blair, is the voice of the whole °pantry, and in this expression the whole multitude responded by deafening shouts. .Mr. Blair believed this Administration was Rebeli4 Routed against any compromise that would not leave this Government as our forefathers framed it. In the course of his remarks he highly compli mented General Lyon, of Missouri, who had always fought for viotory, acting on the principle of the Irishman in the fight, " whenever you see a head, hit it," ['excessive laughter] without waiting for others to demonstrate how many herd knock. you first can bear. Thin latter plan, it seemed to him, was =not, in vogue by certain of our generals. He did not want to criticise the conduct of our great generale, but ho believed the people were all im patiently waiting to see the great victory, whiob ail concede Gen. Soott can rin fur tui at any time. Let it 00Me—the quicker the ter. Senator McDougal, of Calu nia, and Represen tative Hickman, of Pennsylv also spoke brief lY in response to the sentiment, uttered by Colonel Blair. Important from Missouri. Sr. Louis, Jane 30.—Reliable information from Sptingfield says that the Third Regiment, Colonel Siegel, and a part of the Fifth, Colonel Solomon, reaohed there on Sunday hot, and Colonel Brown's regiment (the Fonrth Reserve Corps), and a bat talion of the Fifth, would arrive the next day. Colonel Slegel's regiment started west to out off Governor Jackson, who was last heard from at Stockton, with 2,000 men, only partially armed. It is understood ,that the Kansas regiment has guarded all the otitleti of Missouri on the border of Kansas and the Indian Territory, which, with Colonel Siegel's outposts west from Springfield, will entirely hem JaOkiion in, and doubtless result In the OeptUre of hie whole foroe. J. P."Roote, attorney general of. Missciarl, is now a prisoner at the arsenal. , The Democrat's oorrespondenoe says the Union • Home Guards, in the battle at Colo Camp, on the 19th Jane last, bad twenty. killed, four. wounded, and twenty-three taken prisoners. . The prisoners were taken' to Warsaw and 'liberated on taking the oath not to bear arms against the Southern Confederacy.. •, The Union force was five hundred, and the rebels one hundred mounted men and two httn dreg' infantry. The =hal lose is supposed to have been thirty. Judge Liery, severity-two .years old, a strong Union man, and a alaveholder, wee tied to a tree by some of Jackson's men,•and be body literally riddled with balls. • Southern Intelligence: via Louisville. Lentslrma, July I—Col. Rencean'e regiment will go'l into camp to-morrow . Recruiting here has been very successful; a company of artillery has been formed for the regiment. Dons. , Wickliffe, Odder, Mallory, Harding, and Jackson, numbers elect to Congress, left here yes terdiy wain, for;ttiiialiington, vie Cincinnati. The' Tennessee Senate pasted a resolution au thorising -the Governor to take possession of a portion of the. Nashville railroad in this State The House laid the resolution on the table;and also chartered - the American Letter Express of Jenkins & McGill, of this city. The prooeedlngs of the East Tennessee Conven tion have teen received here. All the counties of that portion of the State except Rhea were repre sented: The Declaration of Grievances quotes facts showing.the right of free suffrage has been obstructed by• the Disunion , Government; that they had been enbjeoted to infinite; the flag of the Union fired upon and torn down, houses rudely entered, families insulted, Wanton" and children shot at by a meroileas •soldiery; ,eitieens robbed and insulted; and, in view of. theee facts,- R.eolved, That the antion of the State Legisla ture, by the passage of the "Declaration of Inde pendenoe " and forming a military league was unconatttational, and not binding upon loyal old eons; that, •in order to avoid a confliot with our brethren, a committee be appointed to prapare.a memorial asking consent of the Legislature that the Eset may separate from the rest of the State. • Arrangements have been made for holding oleo- lions in the counties of Tennessee, to choose dele gates to'n general 'convention to be held at Kings ton. The Constitution of the CUtifodorato States is unpopular in Georgia, beoause of the absence of the deolaration making the three fifths of the black pope:dation the basis of reprcientation. The Augusta Chronicle says, without euoh a basis, the Constitution cannot be ratified. It would be un just to a large part of the State, placing the slave holding • portion still more In the power of the oourdies with - but few daces. Tho Charleston Mercury of the 28th has a letter from a reliable gentleman at,Manassas Junction, saying that 'to 15,000 men there are only twelve pieces of artillery, immffieient ammunition, guns witimitt bayonets, whole companies without caps, cartridge boxes, and tents. "i am not sanguine of immediate vowel's. The refusal of man for one year .was unfortunate . Promptitude was our policy. Fifty thousand men here would make quick war. Half that number four weeks ago would have put us in Baltimore by this time: We are well entrenched, but if the Lord remain not with as we shall fare badly on , the day of.the great'fight not far distant." Louisvnta, J'zilyl.--Senater Breokittridge and Representative Barnett left for Washington, and !Senator Powell intends taking his scat. Two companies of Colonel Roman's went into camp today, near.Jeffersonville, Ind. • - -The Owensborongh (Ky.) Shield (Secessionist) reports the probable return of one of the Ken tucky companies which went to Richmond, where they were s not received, and have been supported at oulexpense. . By a special order of Major General Pillow, dated . the 27th, it appears that he thinks it is now manifest that from the pressure on the enemy's resources in the Best, and the belligerent attitude of „Missouri, the enemy will not find himself in a position •to make a descent on the Valley this summer.• . . . A correspondent of the - Memphis Appeal of the 29th, Bays that Col. Hardee 38 to operate on the western bank of the Mississippi in concert with, the .foroes on this side. From the same paper it appears - that the two million -British loan is not yet con 'summated. It says that J M. Vernon had•arrived at Richmond direot from Earope, and although not the bearer of official despatches, yet he brings the Government intelligence of highly interesting charaotor - :-,He speaks hopefally ot the market being open at the proper season for tobacco - and cotton. Sontkern Intelligence via St. Louis. Junci29 A: 4shole block of buildings, on Mississippi street, in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, wair.barned last Friday; loss estimated at $200,000, with $11:000 insurance. The Memphis Appeal notices 'the departure thenoe of Brigadier General , McCloud, Colonel Prentice, of Kentucky, and Colonel Jeff. Thomp son, of Missouri, for White river, Arkansas, taking with them a large quantity of arms. A special despatch to the some paper says that Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, the Bishop of Louisiana, has been commissioned as Brigadier General, and assigned to the command of the lower Mississippi. At-The Columbus (Mo.) Statesman announces on the authority of a gentleman from Newton county, that there are 30,000 stand of arms and 6,000 to 7,000 troops at Maysville, Arkansas. From Fortress RlLonroe. Fonrnress Moulton, Jane 30, via Baltimore.— The celebrated steam gun captured near Baltimore has arrived here. Professor Lowe, with his monster balloon, was expeoted today to reoonnoltre:the positions of tho rebels.. The Union gun is not.yet mounted. Mr. Carnegie, assistant to Thomas A. Scott, ar rived this morning, to superintend the erection of the proposed railroad and telegraph. It was originally intended to conned the fortress with Newport News, by means of a submarine cable, but the line will soon extend overland, via Hampton. . and be in operation within a weak. The railroad will be built to facilitate the transportation of 'stores at the fortress to Hampton, and ultimately, it is hoped,,b3 Yorktown: The 'gunboat Mount . Vernon has just arrived from Newport:News with two deserters from . the rebels and . two prisoners, all belonging 'to the Louisiana; Zottaves. The former came into the Damp at Newport News yesterday morning. They are intelligent Germans, and - state that having beenimpressed into the service they escaped on the brat opportunity. - Most of the company to which they belong serve unwillingly. Their uniforms so closely resemble that of Duryea's Zonaves that the deserters came into camp without being stopped by the guard. The other two were taken prisoners about five o'clock P. M., and were stragglers from a scouting party of two hun dred within three miles of Newport News. All four agree in the statement that an attack upon Newport News was intended on Friday night, and was only prevented by the rain. About 4 600 men, including a strong body of oavalry. with some twelve pieces of artillery, advanoed from Yorktown, where there are over 12,000 troops from Louisiana, Routh Carolina, and G.orgia. The cavalry is made up of the elite of Virginia, and exceedingly well mounted. The infantry are not well equipped, and provi sions are scarce at Yorktown. The two prisoners were, •originally, from New York and Boston. They were at Pensacola, and the regiment having almost mutinied, were paid $5 each—the only money yet received by them. They then wont to Richmond, and lastly creme to Yorktown. In consequence of these movements of the ene my, the Fourth Massachusetts 'Regiment still re mains at Newport News. The Third Massachusetts and the Naval Brigade stilt remain here. .6 feelook .P. Bit:—.l have just returned from Newport News with a party accompanying Gen. Butler, consisting of Cal. Dionnior, Col. Taylor, of Washingten, Senator Wilson, Ron: R. G. Ray mond, R. O. bioCormler, Limit. Butler, Wm. Oar negie,.and others. A grand review was intended, but•the rain prevented. Three show were fired by Sawyer's rifled gun, the mate of the one mounted on the Rip Rape. One of the shells reached the opposite bank of the Jame° river, four and a quarter miles. Probable Attempt to Capture Forts Wise and Garland by the Seces sionists. FO/t? REABIVIY, June 29.—We have reliable in formation from Denver City, as follows : "Dattvsn. CM, Juno lb.—A Beau:salon force set out from their rendezvous, tweutpllve miles up Cherry creek, today, for the avowed purpose of taking Farts Wise and Garland. They are well armed and equipped, and expect to gain admit tance to the iorts by stratagem, and then to be joined by a majority of the, forgoer inside. There ill much vainable property and money in the forte. The movement is watched, but we are compare. lively powerless, and without authority orleader -14- • • Accidental Death of a Soldier at nal timore. Iltyrnrona, July I.—The Bret known of a soldier having been killed at the Camden-street depot last night, was from the Washington de spatob of this morning. The report was that a boy was wounded in the leg by an aooldental shot; and that the soldiers fired musket's in the air and' through the roof of the depot, which caused some excitement, but it was supposed that the soldiers were ordered to discharge their muskets before entering 'the dare. • Seizure of Powder, etc. INOIMIDISRY PLOT PRUSTRATILD IS MISSOURI Bs. Lonti,lnne 30.—Nine men, ten kegs of pow der, and eh. quantity of arms, were captured by a company of Federal troops near Chillipothe, on the _Hannibal and Bt. Joseph Railroad, night before last. These men meditated the destruction of the railroad bridges in that vicinity, but their plane were frustrated. They are "now held as prisoners. A Comet. ATLANTIC * CITY, -Inly I—A oomet of DNUINIRi brilliancy was visible hero from, dark until mid night yesterday. It was in the northwestern sky. The head wee seen distinctly for about two hours, while the tail remained visible all night. Ariother European Arrival. Naw Yours July 1 --The steamship Eammonza arrived here tonight, but her whim have been fustioipated. LATEST FROM CALIFORNIA [ARRIVAL Or THI PONY NXPEZBII f FORT KIIAMY, July I.—The pony express, with the following summary of news for the Asso ciated Press, passed here at 10 o'clock this morning: SAN FILAIM6OO, 4111a0 10.1661. MARINE INTELLIOISNOk.—A rri ved, ship Ashlard. from Bordeaux. on the 17th ; British war 'termer Tar tar, from Vail Couver; ship Isabella. from Cardiff, on the 19th ; Don Quixote, from New York. Bailed on the lath, ship Bald Eagle, far Hong Kong ; Sierra Nevada. foe New York; Annlisran, for Valparaiso; 19th, ship Memnon. for London. TRE MAR KRTS.—The markets this week have been excieedingly dull. with a general downward tendency of Prices, altnoush there has not been trade enough to no tice any positive ceoline. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. The Republican State Convention is now in its second day's session, in Sacramento. The at tendance is large, and the party are very sanguine of success at the next State eleotion. Leland Stanford has heen nominated for Governor. The platform adopted endorses the Administration, denounces SOOOSHiO72 and the dootrine that State allegiance is superior to that of the National Government. It expresses gratifioatkm at the general uprising of the country in support of the Administration, whioh indloates a speedy crushing out of the rebellion. The Convention also adopted resolutions ex pressing a prolormd grief at the death of Senator Douglas. Demonstrations of mourning at , the death of Douglas have been genera throughout the State. The overland mail oompany'a agents were at Oaraon-Vallejr on the 17th, and were to leave the next morning, for the East, to stook the road for tbe'dally mail leryloo. Fifteen wagons of the overland telegraph com pany. left Carson Valley on the 17th, loaded with poles and wire, for Fort Churobill, where the drat work was to be commenced about the 19th. Poles bad already been contracted for about three hun dred miles from Fort Churchill eastward, and the line will be extended at about the rate of Eve miles per day. Samuel 11. Dash, a prominent citizen of Shasta, died there on the 13th. Accounts from Humboldt bay to the 15th state that the Indian war was being vigorously prose cuted. A correspondent of the Times gives the following account of two weeks' operations in the Indian haunts on the northern border of the State : " I suppose you hitse had the news up to the 27th of May from W. J. Reed, and from his reports you do not give n 5 credit by fourteen with the amount killed. May 30 was one of the greatest days in our campaign, from the fact that, at one o'clock, we started from our camp with Great Col lins at the head of the party, and, after travelling until about six A. M., we name in sight of the ratuChes just u the Indians wore going hunting. We commenced firing, and, after a fight of half an hour, we went to counting the dead, and found twenty-five book Indiana killed, and about ten wounded. " We found no guns, but got twelve quivers full of arrows, which the Indians had made nee of very fast.. With the 2d of June name another fight, the result showing evident signs that but few escaped the lead or knife of the men, who were stationed in all directions. Here we counted twenty-three killed and some wounded. We then burned the ranches and started back to camp. On the Bth of June we has another fight, kill ing reran. Some of the boys are out now, and I have riot heard from them.' Extensive preparations are making for (tole. brating the 4th of July, in all parta of the State, promising a more universal respect to the day than was ever before witnessed In California. Thhi morning Colonel Lippett drilled, on Wash ington Square, Ban Fr 111101800; several companies of his volunteer regiment. They 'have no doubt that they will be. dulled on to go East, and if the Go .vernment does not send for them, with the funds for transportation, they have little doubt that the steamship companies will give them full passage to New York, or if that expectation Bhutto. prove baseless, there is *a sort of general suspicion that Sam. Brannon 'will expend ten thousand dollars to put a California regiment within two days' march of Washington. Col. Lippett's regiment is not only neatly full, but he says that, from the interior; enough of vo lunteers have been tendered to almost make up an other regiment. !lon. Andrew Johnson and the Charge of Treanor' made against Him by the Richmond Enquirer. [From the Richmond Enquirer:l We have just seen a letter from Amos A. Law rence, of Boston, well known to.the country as 'one of her men of capital, and a leading Black Republioan, in the full confidence of President Lincoln and his Government at Washington. It Is addressed to Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, and encloses a draft for one thousand dollars, as part of the pay intended for bis services in be traying those confiding portions of the people of Tennessee who have -stood by biro in support. of the maintenance of the Federal Union. We give this letter to the -public. • It was intercepted in its passage to Johnson, and is now.in 'possession of a reliable gentleman of this city—well known to the country. There is no doubt of the , gaup.- Maness of the letter. Let the people of Tennessee ponder over this letter, and ask themselves if so base a traitor should longer exist in her midst. Note the remark of Lawrence, that if the information given by this infamous . wretch was printed in the Northern newspapers, that "it would he good for ten thou sand dollars 7.7 z three days' time." This thousand, however, is given him in order that "he (Johnson) may be sure of aornetheng at .onee."' Never, per haps,-have we been brought to witness such per fidy. and corruption on the part of one who has held so high an office in the government of our °wintry. So blasting a orime cannot be resisted with too dire a vengeance by the people of Ten nessee. , He ought to be arrested at once : "'Boston, May 18,'1881. " Dean Sin : If your note to me•were printed In our newspapers, it would be good for ten thousand dollars in three days' time But, of course, I must only use it as a private letter. • "In order that you may be sure of something at once, I write below this a draft, which some of your Union bankers or merobante may be willing to cash at the usual preminni for East exobange Probably Gardner h. CO , Evans h. Co.; Douglas do Co., of Nashville, will know it. " The Government will soon exhibit a power which will astonish even you. The nullifiers have been playing into Scott's hands for three weeks, and now they have fort the game. " Yours, with regard. " Altos A. LAWBBNOS " If you oannot use the draft retarnit,;and ten me what to send." . :JJJA " Bones, May..1.8,.1.86A.. - . • "At sight, without grace, pay_to 2 lndir]*.g.titin" son, or order, one thousand. dollars, for value r& ordved, and charge to my' account • " Amos A. "To MASON, LlWRIgNeg; Jr 80, Boston. ' " Across tbe face of the draft is the acceptance of • Mason, Lawrence, & Co." . . No one, I am sure, could have been mere Bur prised than I at the appearance of the above , ar As had never written to'Amos A. Law rence, Erq., upon the subject of East Tennessee affairs, with the view of obtaining either 'money or other material aid, I saw, at a glanne, that forgery, fraud, and robbery of the mails formed the basis of thia-mendatdetur article, and I there fore wrote to Mr. Lawrence, (the first and only lewd - ever written' by me to Mr. L., upon any subject whatever,) requesting him to forward to me the original letter or letters upon which his draft had been predicated. I have prat received his reply thereto, in which he expreises bin regret at the deception practised, and encloses two letters, purporting'to have been written by me, isfoliews (Private.] Knoxyrra.n, Tenn.,- May 15, 1861. Amos A Lawrence, Esq.', (near) .itosttrn, Mass : Dear Sir : I received your'kind favor on yester day, and hasten to reply.- Thank you for the high regard yon seem to have for my patriotism and my devotion to my oonntry. What assurances can I have from you and your people of material aid in the way of money, men. and arms it I can succeed in arousing my people to resistance to thin damnable treason in the South 7 This is very important. We have a formidable Union element in East Tennessee, which can be judiciously managed if we can obtain the aid al luded to. Harris, Governor of this State, will not let us have arms nor money ; therefore we must appeal to you. • Let me hear from you forthwith. • - Very respectfully, your obedient servant, KNOViILLB, Tenn., June 6, 1861. Amos A. Lektortnoo, Esq., (near) Boston, :Mass.: My DEAR Sin received your two letters to day. Thank-you most sincerely for your proffered aid. We need it—need it badly. As yot I have not been able to' too your draft—am afraid to do so Bend me, if you. oan, ss' or $lO,OOO in New England einnuney, in large •bills, by mad, via CineinnatE .Be aura to do it promptly. Don't delay. I can now purchase a lot of arms if I had the means. • How do* you propose to Introduce aid or arms into B. Tenninsaa?' By what route, and by wkat taothod? . Answer soon. Respectfully, your ob't eery% Awintisw Joarsom pronounce both of the above letters deliberate, wilful, and unmitigated forgeries, perpetrated, no doubt, with the view not only of injuring me, but of damaging the Union party of Tennessee, by ,connecting me with Northern men and Northern means in a manner supposed to be obnoxious to the noble patriots of my own State. The letter of the 15th ultimo, it seems, is the private letter to wbioh Mr. Lawrence refers in his letter as published in the Enquirer, and upon whioh the draft was..drawn. This is the first forgery. The letter of the 6th instant clearly shows that the draft—which could not be made available, so palpable was the fraud—was to be retained and need In the work of injuring me just as °intuit stances might favor ; while the call.for "$5,000 or $lO,OOO in New England eurrenoy, in large bills," if favorably responded 16, would have served in dividual purposes, and, I doubt not, would have been unhesitatingly used therefor. To make this fraud and bold attempt at robbery still more con clusive, I will state the feet that, on the 15th May, the date of the first letter, I..was present at and ad dressed a largo Union meeting in Elisabethton, one hundred and eighteen miles from Knoxville, where the above letters were written and mailed,. and'on the Bth June,the date of the second latter, I was filling one of a Belles gl g.ppointmenta at Montgomery, about forty miles west of Knoxville. This town of Knoxville, let it be remembered, is about seventy-five miles distant from Greenville, my poet offioe address. 7I will add, farther, that there is not, either in the body of the letters or the signatures thereto, the slightest aiinilarttl , to ley handwriting or signatarc. It would' have been investable for such a fraudulent and mail-robbing transaction to have been 'serried on in the poet office at Knoxville without the knowledge or consent of the post master, and he and his confederates must be held responsible for it by an enlightened public judg ment. Time may develop all the facts corn:meted with this and other transactions of a similar character perpetrated at this same post office. I have not made this statement of facts for the purpose of exonorating myself from the charge of treachery, treason, and corruption, based upou the publication of the Richmond ..61'nquf r rir, Mir feel that I stand beyond the rent of their shafts of ealumpy apd deLlikeLlon; bit my object le to ex rsts the cilehoito'fable and wiqlted neaps resorted to by ct Seoession" to oarry out its nefarious and corrupt &signs, in attemptinz to overthrow and break up the best Government the world ever saw. ANDREW JOEMBOW. Washington City, June 30, 1861. FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. One Million Dollars Specie. The oorew steamship Etna, Captain Kennedy, which sailed from Liverpool at 4 P M. cn the 19. h, and from Queenstown on the 20th June, arrived at New York yesterday,.at half put twelve o'olook, bringing £236,119 in specie. The Perata ?embed Liverpool at 7 20 on the morning of the 16th inst The steamer Canadian we a week overdue when the .Etna left Liverpool, and bad not been heard of. The Nova Scottan would take her place from Liverpool on the 20th. FOREIGN FLEETS FOR ABISRTOAN WA TEM. The screw steam frigate Ariadne, 26 guns, left Plymouth on the 15th for the North American etition, taking supernumeraries for the Nile and Challenger, and a small detachment of marines, for distribution among the ships of the fuultdrou. A Front& fleet, under Admiral Reynswi, wee about to sail. It will visit Now York, Charleston, and other ports. The steamer Golden, Fleece left Kingstown, Ire land, on'the 17th, with troops for Qaebec. The departure of the Great Eastern from Liver pool, on a similar errand, bad been postponed till the 26th Tune. The London Times has an editorial on the rend ing of troops to Canada. It says that it is one of those steps that it is diffioult to pronounce an opinion upon, as the facts of the case are unknown, and Government may have excellent reasons which are unknown to the public. Looking, however, at the State of affairs both in America and Ca nada, BO far as they are publicly known, the Tames sees no good reason for the movement, and regrets that the step has been taken. It thinks there is little reason for.apprehendlog an attack by the Uni•ed States upon Canada. and fears that In her present state of mind Amerioa is more likely to regard the movement as a challenge than as a precaution. The London Post says that the troops* for Cana da were demanded by Sir Fenvrick Williams, the commander in chief, as a measure of precaution. The movement is neither a moony° to the people of the United States, nor an insult to the people of Canada, bac is an ordinary matter of routine, which would almost have escaued . observation, but for the very proper charter of the " Great Hastern." ENGLISH VIEWS OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS. The London Tomes, in an article speculating upon the probable coarse of events in America, says: " With whichever side viotory may.rest, the battle is likely to be a hard one, and though the main effort of the Washington Government may be postponed till the close of the year, it is probable that numb blood will be shed within the limits of the old State, which is now to be the battle•gsld of demoOratio civil war " In the same article there appears the following: 'The energy- the free States have displayed, the great number of men they have railed, and the good material of which their army is oomposed, are beyond all praise.' 10 is easy to ace that a great deal of- their irritability' towards England' arises from a feeling that jostler, has not bean done to their patriotic spirit by pnblio opinion here. Lcohing, as every American does, to the opinion of England, they have been mortified at finding tb“ an effort, which they feel to be worthy of admire= Um, has boon remeived by us with coldness, for getful as they. ace, that we are bound to refrain from • enthusiasm for their military ardor, ran the object of it is to orosh those with whom we are as much in relation as with themselves." Mr. Russell, the correspondent of the London Tame:, writinglrom Niw Orleans on the 24th of May, says it is impossible to resist the oonviotion that the Southern Confederacy can only be con quered by means as irresistible as those by which Poland WAS subjugated. There is a determination evinced to resist the North as long as they can command a man or a dollar . An influential meeting had been held at the Lon den residenoe of Lord Brougham for the purpose of taking into consideration the present extent of the African slave trade to Cuba., and conferring as to what measures for its suppression might be sug gested to her Msjesty's Government. Various' suggestions were thrown out as to the course which it is desirable for Government to pursue in reference to the Cabe trade, and ulti mately a series of resolutions were adopted strongly condemnatory of the conduct of Spain in violating the slave trade treaty obligations, re commending the suspension of diplomatic inter course while that continued, and calling upon the British GoVernment to re•estabiish the consulship at Mozambique and other places on the coast of Africa for the encouragement anti protection of native commerce. The resolutions also referred to the Wasbington treaty, by which the United States Government is bound to unite with Great Britain, " in all becom ing representations and remonstranaea with any and all Powers within whose dominions slave mar kets are allowed to exist," and expressed the opinion that .a convenient opportunity should be taken to obtain the 00-operation of the United States for that purpose. It was stated that a de putation would. doubtless,.wait upon Lord Pal merston and Lord John Russell with a copy of these resolutiozut. MISCELLANEOUS ENGLISH NEWS. The fight for the ohampionship of England toek place on the morning of the 18th alt. The com batants and their friends betook themselves to the country at an early hour. The pugiliatic heroes were Sam Hurst, the titaleybridge Infant,. and 'Jim Mace, of Norwich. The Sporetng Life states that the mill took plaoe down the Medway, and that, after a fight of fifty minutes' duration,Mace was declared the vioter. Only eight mads appear to have been fought. Mr. George Francis Train gave a splendid Union dejeuner, as the Westminster Palace Hotel, in celebration of the anniversary of the battle of Banker Hill. Numerous gentlemen connected with literature and art attended.. Lord G. Lames proposed the health of the President of the 'United States, which was drank with great enthusiasm. The opinion generally exp ressed by the gentlemen present was that, while t he English Government was wise in adopting the policy of non-interven tion, the heart of the English people and their in dividual feelings and sympathies were with the North. Mr. Hennessey having alluded in the House cf Commons to the sooldents which bad befallen the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia line of steamers. in exaggerated terms, Mr. Inman writes to the Tines correoting the misstatements, and asserting that since the line was diverted to Now York, in 1857, they have never lost a single pas senger or single vessel, though the number of their passengers last year was considerably more than double that of the Atlantic Mail Company, end although they have never received a sixpense of subsidy. In the House of Commons on the 17th, the Go vernment bill appropriating the four Parliamentary seats vacant throngh the disfranchisement of Sud bury and St. Albans, was further advanced. The clause giving one of the seats to Birkenhead was carried, but a motion granting an additional mem ber to the county of Middlesex was rejeoted by a vate of 188 against 238, being a majority against Government of 50. In the Hoare of Lords, en the 18th, the new bankruptcy bill was passed, but Earl Granville said Government would not undertake to support in the other Rouse the amendments of the Lords. The Rouse of 'Commons was " oennted out" during the delivery of a speech by Lord Robert Montague, on the Schleswig Holstein question. A meeting of the conservative members of Par. liament was held at the residence of Lord Derby, on the 17th, with reference to the action of the party on the Church•rates question. The London Herald emphatically denies the rumors of dis sensions in the conservative ranks. The meobine•ehop of Messrs. Parr, Curtis, Madeley, at Manchester, bad been destroyed by fire. , The lose is estimated at £BO .000 sterling, and about 1,800 people ware thrown oil of employ ment. The telegraph oable between the island of Cor aioa and Toulon had been sucoessfally laid. ANDREW JOllllBOlll The Paris Patna had published a Bmi-official statement announcing the probable reestablish moot of relations between France and the Court of Turin, and the consrquent recognition of the new Italian kingdom. This statement was afterwards copied in the ftfoniteur, and is of peculiar interest to America on account of the intimation conveyed in the following paragraph Franoe, by her now attitude, would not pre tend to interfere in any manner in the internal or external affairs of the Italian Kingdom, which re. mama role judge of its conduct, as it is master - of its future and of its deatinies. It would eat towards it SO one day the great European POllOll3 will act in the Amerioan .question, by recognizing the new Republic of the Southern States when that Repub lic shall have oonetituted a government on a basis which will allow international relations to be entertained with it of advantage to the general interests." It is said that It was a stormy meeting at the Council of State when the Emperor announced his intention to recognize the kingdom of Italy. The Peril Union, an nitranconlane paper, says that France will recognise a work of brig adage, violence, and hypocrisy. Whatever artiii terms may be used, this recognition impli:4l necessarily the end of the Pope's temporal power. The funeral dirge in honor oft he late Ccnnt Ca your was celebrated on the 17th, in the Madeleine, in the presence of a large noncouree of people. The Abbe ongfeee, the newly appointed Bishop of Marseilles,numerous officiated. Among the numerous tingniahed persons who attended the service were Marshal Valliant, M. Thonvenel, Minister for Foreign Affairs ; lit. Bersigny, Minister of the In terior ; Count Moray, President of the Corps Le gialatif ; Marshal Magnum; Viscount de is Goer rontere, and others. The majority of the journals were represented. The church wee. hung with bleak, relieved here and there by groups of Italian fisga. Judgment had been pronounoed in the affairs of the saoret political society, headed by Blanqui. Blanqul has been Condemned to four years un patient:pent, apd thjeitiletlon of civil rights for five years afterwards. Other parties implicated were sentenood to shorter terms cf Imprisonment. Parts Tapers represent that the Government had ob tained an immense majority in the elections of the Censeil Genereaux, which had jut taken place, Oat of 1,000 members eleoted, only twelve belong to the opposition. Public attention in France was again directed to Algeria as a cotton growing country. The weather was as favorable as it could be :or cro - pa, and breadstnffs were falling in price. The Bourse on the 18th was fiat—Rent e s doing at 47f 850. Batas this mowing, by Thotets dc Bons. Stooks and Real Estate, at the Zatheage• Fine Wines, Brandies, &s., at the auction store, the valuable stook of Meagre. Harris, Hey!, & Co. Elegant Furniture, Engravings, Bronzes, /to Bale to-morrow, at 2025 Walnut street. Data loves ready. Bale, also tolnorrow, neat Furniture, 241 North Ninth street. Set advertitementa of the four sales. New pork 'Weekly Bank Statement. New Your, July I.—The weekly bank state ment shows a decrease in loans of $1,263 628 ; In crease In ePeote, 12,597,822 ; decrease in circula tion, $106,271; decrease indeposits, $1,119,409. ARRIVAL OF THE ETNA. BRITISH TRO - JPB FOR CANADA THE AFHIOAN SLAVE TRADE FRANCE AND ITALY 'rH.E CITY. Military and Naval Matte TRH NATIONAL GUARDS CONING RODE . As we V e stated. some days R, the Guards rat. to the oily, on the expiration of their hire, of ettliatment The Evsensng Journal of yeet, r day says that Lieut Col Beater ie new ISISiog regiment of Zottavew in our city, and it hi expett.l that many of the returned Guards will re Witt i t , this corps. Col. Baxter is an acoomplithed Cacti Man. The Guards, if we are to judge from the last vices from Baltimore, sre likely to have 143 — Ite work to do, before many days. Gen. Banks se determined to give them some active service e b t fore the three months have entirely 'elapsed A MAKBICH, Or TUB GUARD =RIAD • Win. N. Handy, late assistant surgeon of Cot Lyle's regiment, was buried yesterday m emo from the late residence of the deoeased,ltti street, above Poplar. The funeral wits attended by a number of the members of the N Guard regiment, and by the military escor atioem trhieh accompanied the body to the city from th e eat where Dr Dandy died These soldiers app ei 4 in their camp dress, and their war.weni appear• once made them objects of general attention. Randy will be deeply lamented by his friends of lif thi e all t he a d antribgu reimenttes of , a man. having exhibited d aring t PROF. RINEY COPPER, Of the University of Pennsylvania, hos h en appointed Inspector General for the fifteen r e . /MVO regiments Pennsylvania Volunteer ce ? „.. An order has been made to fill up the regitaset a 7 o one thousand and forty (1,040 rank and file) Teo regiments are already mustered into service, and two more are to be added. The appointment et Prof. Coppee—a soldier by education and shares, tor—to tam position has been universally re ce i ved as the beat appointment yet made by th e s tate authorities. NATTERS AT THE NAVY YARD. The steamer Lave Yankee, at the navy yard, is nearly ready for sea. She will leave during the present week. The gunboat J. C. Dobbin, for. reedy of the revenue service, fa fully ready forest. vine: The critter Allen has juat arrived for re. pairs. The Keystone State will be ready for te a sa ten days. The U. S. frigate Sc Lawrence dropped h int to fort Mifflin on Saturday afternoon, to take it powder, after which she will sail for the Galt The St. Lawrence earrles 50 guns. Her crew coo. aids of seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen, and boys, to the number of 480 in all: fist marine guard consists of 50 able-bodied men, chiefly Pete sylvanians. She is in fitet-rate condition, a e d will, no doubt, render effsadve service . The keel of the sloop•of•war Tuscarora bat been laid, and moat of the timbers for the frame pre pared. The raising of the frame will be con. menoad this week. It is designed to push the work forward with all poasible despatch. M au ,. Merriok & Sons are making the machinery for the Tuscarora, which they are under contract to Grdeh in ninety days. The keel of the sloop•of-war Tu. niata will be laid soon, in the large shiphotee The contract for the machinery of this vers t ib ie not, we believe, been given out. VOLTMITNYTIS REMEMBERING TIIIIIR YAMMERS Captain Venleer's *company of New Jerrie" vo lunteerg, from Gloucester, now attached to one of the regiments at the seat of war, have been paid off. As soon as they had the cash, the brave fel. I ma sent their orderly sergeant back to Since+ ter, with $1..200, to be distributed among their wives and families. The company pay the ex. pens-s of the sergeant's trip themselves. 00L. GICATtY'S A bounty of $1 per man Is offered for reeroitr for the Independent Grays. the second company of Col. (loary'e regiment. The company U to b e , mustered in this morning at 9 o'clock. 'I u• mory is at 602 Aroh street. TUN CITIZEN SOLDINIRY. We understand that a number of the sporting fraternity residing in the southern section of the otty, mostly in the first four wards, intend cele brating the Fourth of July by a somewhat never parade. It is suggested that all the rail, reed. bird, blackbird, duck, woodoook, canal &enter!, bank shooters, dta.. parade with their favorite weapons, consisting of single and double gnu, duck guns, musket-barrel gees, ko. The regiment will be ender the oommand of Col. P. 0. Doyle. e celebrated rail-shooter, assisted by Lint. Col. it. A. Barnwell and 0. 0. Wilson, reedbird-rhootera. It is the intention of the regiment, if permission be granted by the Mayor, to era thirteen mends of blank cartridge in Independence Square. The parade is to be dismissed at 9 o'clock in the morning. SWORD PRE siesierrom. Yesterday afternoon Captain Martin, of the Philadelphia Merchant Troop. was presented with a sword, the gift of James Back, Mr. Dodd, and other Union men of this city. The presentation was made by Robert Palethorp, Esq., who olcquently alludell to the Union as in dispensable to our national and individual happi ness and renown. some Martin, on receiving the sword, made some very excellent remarks. Three of ears were then given for the speakers and the Philadelphia Merchant Troop The presentation took place at the headquarters of the Philadelphia Merchant Troop, in Cherry street, above Third. A large number of Olt MU were present, and were highly delighted with the proceedings. OHOANIZAZION OP PUBLIO BODIES.-Yester day was the time fixed ty lew for the orzaniestios of the Board of Beath, the Board of Prison In spectors, the Beard of OontroileTs of the Public Schools, and the Board of Guardians of the Poor. TIIII 13ABD OP COWIILOL The new Board of Controllers of Public Schools met yesterdartaorning, at their room in the Athe. stomp. BtzWin*, at ten o olook. William J. Read, Ea; , was appototed temporary chairman, and Mr. McCalla. was eboten secretary of the meeting. The credentials cf the new Board were then pre sented. Mayor Henry then advanced to the mei dent's desk and administered the weal oath to the members. The election of president of the Board being now in order, tho following names were presented: Meagre. Dusenberry, Itiohe, Wocd, and Moffat. One of the nominees proposing to withdraw his name, there was some public conversation between him and hie friends ,on the subject. The matter wee finally settled by the remark of an energetic member, that the nominations were all a " hum bug ;" what they had to do was to vote This be ing done, the reanit was—Dusenberry, 12; Riche, 7 ; 5 scattering. * A member proposed another ballot, but the chairman declared that Mr. DlLSCO berry, having a majority of the votes egg, au elected. The chairman then Invited the president eta to take the chair. On taking posstorion, Mr. Du senberry raid : " kientlemen of the Board of Con trol, a majority of you having elected me as your president for the ensuing year, I hope that I shall be found worthy of the confidence reposed in me. Thanking von for thin mark of esteem, I trml that my management will be each as will merit your support." The election of secretary being now in order, Messrs. R J. Hemphill and Darling were Demi. noted. Tha former receiving 17 votes, and the latter 7. Mr. Hemphill was declared secretary of the board for znothar sear. A committee was ap pointed to usher in the secretary elect, when be was formally received by the president, and Ma election announced to him. ..... . • It wan then moved and seconded that the old b;-'awe continue to be enforced. This was Car ried ; but hir. Hollingsworth moved that they be revised. To this a member objected that the work would be very laborious; another that eighteen months had been already spent on the job: and another that any one can offer complaints and ob tain redress when any of these regulations were found to work badly. The motion wsa then With drawn, and the meeting then adjourned. BNLIID Cl' PRISON rusrocrons. The Board met at the County Prison, reeds , morning, and orgenized by meleotlng the old offiaers, as follows : President—John B Biddle, Id. D. Secretary—Bdinund Smith. Treasurer—lasso B Gairiguea. The standing committees ware announced as follows: On Aeconnts--Hermen Cope. Chairman ; Ed mend Smith, J. Rodman Paul. Oa Bundles—William Shippen, Chairman; WC llam H. Keiehline, John Ponlkrod. On klanuraotares—lmuso B. ()stripes, Chair man ; M. W. Baldwin, Evans Rodgers. Oa Repairs—Evans Rodgers, Chairman; Isis= B Garrignes, John Foulkrod. On Hosylital=4 FJulkrod, Chairman; J. R° 4 : l ' man Paul, William B. Page. THE Bodin 01" HEALTH The Board met at noon at the office eorneroc Sixth and Sansom streets. It was Orgap lied 4 tho re election of Dr. Pant Beek Goddard, 'Awl dent, and Dr. James A. McCrea, Secretor/. The standing committees were not ar,ounoed. NORTLI PENNSTLVA2IIA F;ALtBOAD COSI- Peor—lllownale Or Plan- Melt;twos BoODHOLD EllB.—A. meeting of the first, jammers booosottl ere of the North P'ennsylve: d i a Itailmad Oampall was held at room No. .:10 Merohant's livbanga yesterday afternoon. ~a'ho object of the =OW wag to take action / on the airoular of Mr. Comb': the president of the company, asking the 67:. mortgage booe.:ooldera to fund three coaporo for rorip, the fir:i . of which becomes due to day. Mr. J. Pemberton Hutchinson wan called to the chair. Mr. George B Pox was oho en saoretary. .r. John M. Town stated the object of &erste' :fig, and moved that a committee of five bondhold ers be appointed to examine into the affair of the eimpazy, to confer with the directors, and to re• port at a future meeting of bondholders what sr• non should be taken by the latter to promote and protect their interests. Mr. William Welsh oonld gee no objection to the passage of the resolution. It would certainly re' Wye a unanimous vote. Messrs. John M. Town, William Draw, Wm. Welsh, Thomas Sparks, and Henry J. Boller, were appointed to form the committeo under tbo resolu tion. Mr. Algernon S. Roberts stated that the Board of Directors of the oompany bad appointed a coo , mittee to consider the possibility of retteuckltS the expenses of the company, as it is impoalle t° mast their engagements. The committee bad root on Saturday morning, and the officers had Telco tarily reduced their salaries so as to make an ag gregate saving of 33,200 in th!, office ta Welost street alone ; besides this, the;re had t wo race dons among the employeesmi the fine of the road. amounting to $2 900. „These reductions were among persons above Cie; class of laborers It had also been determined to combine the offieee of [minatory and trtiasurer, at a salary of 51.5&0. Mr. Welsh taquired of Mr. Roberti when the coupons fal..ling due on the Ist of Januerf I ° L would bq paid. Mr. Roberts replied that it had been ll:Revd:3d to com;dence paying fifty per cent. of these couPl3l t..day; but i 4 was impossible to do so. Thol e*/ be twenty thousand dollars falling doe on Wane!' day next. The Board did not deem it proper `° attempt to pay coupons with this debt haatlif toe over them, and there was no way of meeting indebtedness anises the bondholders were wil/jar to make the isacritioe asked of them. The aemPI D Y is now greatly embarrassed; but he thought that the bondholders would ultimately be secured. Mr. Welsh, trustee for the six per oent. bow, holders, went into an explanation of the mortglri against the road, its ohettels, real estate the franchisee. Mr. W. thought the offer to fa three coupons a wire one, as it would teud_ l °`l. liewe the company from its present financial al. oulties. This view was urged at some length ,b/ - Roberts, who is a member of the Board or Dial. gers. A rambling disouseion took place, priaciPallY e. i . c . the form of questions by bondhciders toad repn by Mr. it oberts. The meeting finally adttrned until next 3la i n t : day, at noon, to receive. the report of the cor n tee.
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